warkworth show |
Celebrates its
150th Anniversary - to read all about it click here |
POETRY A poem to celebrate Warkworth Show 1859 - 2009 (entries to be with the Secretary Mrs J Mohon 01665 711000 no later than 15 August) |
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PHOTOGRAPHY |
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Keeps, castles, bastles and suchlike places |
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People at work |
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Landscape with trees |
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The animal world |
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Open, any subject |
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Black and white print, any subject |
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In the garden |
317 |
Warkworth Show 2008 |
318 |
People on holiday - enprint max size 7"x5" unmounted |
| 07:00 | Staging of exhibits to commence |
| 09:45 | Exhibitors to clear marquee for judging to commence |
| 10:00 | Castle and grounds open to public |
| 10:00 | Judging to commence |
| 11:30 | Refreshment tent open for hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, scones and cakes. |
| 12:00 | Craft demonstrations to commence |
| 12:30 | Marquee open to the public |
| 13:00 | Produce and gift stall open Start of 2.5km Fun |
| 13:30-16:30 | Entertainment in and around the castle including a Brass Band, Dancers and various children’s activities including a Magician and Face Painting. |
| 14:30 | Children’s Fancy Dress Parade |
| 15:15-16:30 | Prize monies paid out |
| 16:15 | Presentation of Cups and Trophies |
| 16:45 | Raffles Drawn Show closes – public to leave marquee |
| 16:50 | Exhibitors to remove exhibits from marquee |
| 17:05 | Auction of donated items |
| 18:00 | Castle closes |
Ulgham Women’s Institute will serve refreshments from 11.30 at the western end of the main marquee. |
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PRODUCE AND GIFT STALL |
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or Word 2003 version of results The entry fee is £6 for adults
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Admission charges to Warkworth Show and Castle |
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Adults: £4.50 Concessions: £4.00 Children under 5 to 16: £2.50 Under 5 FREE Family ticket: £11.00 Members of English Heritage: Free, on production of a valid membership card.
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Open to pre-school and first-school children. Come as you please in fancy dress of your choice. Fancy dress parade at 2.30 p.m. Please assemble at 2.20 p.m. beside the Each entrant should wear a label stating name, age and
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SCHEDULES AND ENTRY FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SHOPS IN AMBLE AND WARKWORTH OR FROM MRS LYDIA DAVIS TEL: 01665 714 576 or can be downloaded via link: http://www.warkworth.co.uk/show-schedules/schedule2009.doc#ENTRYHORT
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Saturday, 21st August 2004 |
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Mary Dixon received the Women's Institute cup for "A Gift of Any Craft, Maximum Value £5". She certainly has a great talent with her knitting needles - the socks looked absolutely perfect and deserved the highest award. |
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It was warm and sunny at Warkworth
when the historic village and
Only a few days before, there were dire forecasts and speculation that the continuing downpour would lead to the cancellation of the event. Teams of volunteers, in conjunction with English Heritage, managed to make sure the two marquees housing the displays and exhibits remained high and dry. Show Chairman, Roger Black, said "We had urged visitors to wear weather proof shoes or wellies as it would be damp underfoot, but the weather held. The only major casualty of the wet weather was the non-appearance of the heavy steam engine. Otherwise just about all the other elements of the show remained." Show entries, meanwhile, were well up on last year, with the industrial section enjoying a 25% increase and the children's section doubling in size. In addition to the traditional flower, floral art, vegetable, fruit, handicrafts, jam-making and cookery, sections were also devoted to photography, art and poetry. The day's entertainment included traditional country crafts, children's "free-choice" fancy dress, Merlin the magician, the Wansbeck Ashington Brass Band, Alnwick Pipers' Society, balloon modelling and face painting. The "men only" section made sure that the ladies couldn't claim a monopoly of the cookery awards at this year's event. Mr. Black added "The all-male category was extended to give the gentlemen more opportunities to show off their culinary skills. We don't have any trouble getting the ladies to enter the cookery events but the men need some encouragement." Among the many trade stalls was the
National Chrysanthemum Society's stand, manned by Peter Fraser of Blyth, who
cultivated a special bloom for the
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| SHOW'S "UNIQUE" FLORAL ARTIST | |
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One of Northumberland's best-known flower arrangers tested her skills in the annual village show she first entered as a child more than three quarters of a century ago. Margaret Burrell had four entries in the 135th Warkworth Show. Show organisers say that her record of involvement puts her in a class of her own. |
A teacher for forty years, Margaret, who has lived in Warkworth all her life and whose family links extend back to the show's origins, competed in the floral art section. However Miss Burrell knows only too well that the family connections will not sway the judges; the identities of the entrants are unknown until after the assessments have taken place. To win the Burrell Memorial Cup, which was donated in memory of her Uncle William and father Robert - both former show stalwarts - Margaret's work would need to be judged the outstanding exhibit of all seven flower classes. She has won the award on several occasions but winning prizes is not her incentive for entering. "I just enjoy taking part in the event," she says. "It is very satisfying to create designs that interest visitors and provoke talking points; few people ever agree with the judges!" Taking part in the show is something Margaret has been doing every year since she first exhibited a bouquet of wild flowers "when I was about seven". The family connection with the show goes back to when her great grandfather John Moore was part of the founding committee of the first show in 1859. Her father was heavily involved with the show's organisation for many years. Margaret helped form the Warkworth and District Flower Club in the 1960s and was its founder chairman. Apart from the hundreds of exhibits in the Warkworth Show, she has taken part in flower festivals throughout the county. In addition she has designed and arranged successful flower festivals in St Lawrence's Church, in the village and her own Church, Warworth United Reformed Church. Roger Black, Show Chairman, says "Margaret has been a fantastic supporter of the show for many years and is one of its great cornerstones. She is unique." The show took place in the Castle grounds on Saturday 19th August 2006 (timetable.) As usual with this, the biggest and oldest tented event of its kind in Northumberland, there was a wide variety of categories for adults and children to enjoy - from flower, fruit and vegetable displays to painting, photography, handicrafts and cookery. Entertaining the crowds was the Wansbeck Ashington Brass Band, the Gateshead-based Wilkinson School of Highland and Clog dancing, and Merlin the Magician. The ever-popular children's fancy dress competition was based on a 'come as you please' theme. A continuous free bus service from the beach road car park was in operation with pick up points in the village. For admission charges please click here. |
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LOYALTY REWARDED AND NEW RECRUIT WELCOMED “Two stalwart supporters were rewarded for their loyalty to Warkworth Show when they were appointed Vice Presidents at the show’s recent AGM. Maisie Luke has served on the industrial committee for more than 50 years while Mary Knowles has notched up over 30. Maisie and Mary have served up coffee, scones and shortbread on show mornings for all the judges, stewards and committee members, giving us a chance to greet and welcome our judges. We hope they will continue this fine work for many more years. We welcome Simon Buist to the post of treasurer following the retirement from the job of Fred Calvert” |
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WARKWORTH SHOW CELEBRATES ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY It is only about 6 months until Warkworth Show 2009 – Saturday 22nd August to be precise – and already plans are well advanced for what is the highlight of the village year. This year we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Show. Already we have had e-mails from Australia saying that the Show was reported in the Press in Sydney … was it really 150 years old? At this time we are planning what form the celebrations will take, but the purpose of this report is to ask if there is any Show memorabilia from the last 150 years that the show committee could borrow and use? At the AGM held recently Fred Calvert retired as Treasurer and we were pleased to welcome Simon Buist as his replacement. Simon is a volunteer who read in the Pelican last year that we required a Treasurer for 2009 and responded straight away. As senior members ease back on their workload there is a need for new younger enthusiasts to fill their shoes. This year we are in need of members to join the Horticultural Committee. It involves only three meetings a year and it would help if you had a little knowledge of gardening. Could you help? Please contact the Chairman John Howie on 01665 714963 Our first event this year was the Market Stall in the Market Place on Saturday 6th June at 10.00hrs. |
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